State v. Bentler

The trial court, sitting without a jury, convicted Shawn Bentler of five counts of first-degree murder. Bentler appeals, contending his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure was violated when the district court allowed into evidence a pair of socks transferred to Iowa law enforcement after those socks had been seized by Illinois law enforcement pursuant to a lawful custodial arrest. We affirm.

I. Background Facts.

At 3:38 a.m. on October 14, 2006, a 911 call was made from the landline of Sandra and Mike Bentler. The recording of that 911 call establishes that a…